Words to Help Accelerate Anxiety Recovery

This post is a bunch of words: Words that accelerate recovery. Words that hinder recovery. Words that are obstacles. Words that are inevitable. It’s all words. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Words to help accelerate recovery:

Acceptance

Accountability

Belief

Breathwork

Compassion

Courage

Delayed gratification

Dreaming

Energy

Enthusiasm

Escapism

Faith

Forgiveness

Gratitude

Guidance

Healthy expectations

Hope

Hydration

Journalling

laughter

Love

Meditation

Movement

Music

Nicky Cullen (fuck it, this is my blog!)

Open-mindedness

Ownership

Patience

Perspective

Reading

Resilience

Responsibility

Routine

Self-awareness

Selfishness

Selflessness

Stillness

Support

Trust

Understanding

Vulnerability

Writing

Note: The more of those listed above you can lean on, the sooner things will get better. 

Words that hinder recovery: 

Avoidance

Blame

Denial

Entitlement

Helplessness

Hopelessness

Hyper-awareness (ignorance is bliss)

Narrow-mindedness

Pride

Resentment

Self-Pity

Shame

Unhealthy expectations

Victim mentality

Note: Many of these are inevitable, and therefore, should be brought to your attention so you don’t become trapped by them. 

Words that are basically obstacles:

Advertising

Assholes

Biases

Bullshit

Comparison

Crap Self-help

Ego

Excuses

Fear

Instant gratification

Media

Narcissists

Procrastination

Smartphones

Social media

Note: Obstacles are everywhere. The more you know what to look out for, the more you can avoid — or limit exposure to — them. 

Words depicting the inevitable:

All. The. Emotions.

Death (a friendly reminder, yo)

Doubt

Failure

Fear

Fuck ups

Growth

Joy

Laughter

Pain

Progress

Relief

Setbacks

Tears (for some)

And, most importantly, a better, healthier, happier, more peaceful life. Which, if you ask me, is what makes it all worth it. Enjoy the ride.